WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – National political conventions are often considered infomercials for the major party’s candidates, but this year the events will also let Democrats and Republicans focus ...

In recent decades, the national political party conventions have ceased to be actual contests over presidential and vice-presidential nominations. The days of deal making between state party bosses ...

WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – National political conventions are a rare opportunity for politicians to greet a national audience and make a big impression. Sometimes those moments are career-makers.

The convention pin era roughly coincided with the early years of the internet. National Journal’s website was for a time known as PoliticsNow, and the editors used pins to increase its name ...